From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Jul 17 22:11:15 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA29344 for chat-outgoing; Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:11:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA29333; Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:11:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id OAA04561; Fri, 18 Jul 1997 14:40:50 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199707180510.OAA04561@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Another BSD anniversary In-Reply-To: <199707180436.WAA16329@rocky.mt.sri.com> from Nate Williams at "Jul 17, 97 10:36:34 pm" To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 14:40:49 +0930 (CST) Cc: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG, nate@mt.sri.com, ghelmer@cs.iastate.edu, chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Nate Williams stands accused of saying: > > > > 386BSD 0.1, ;) > > > > yeah, and then the 24 patch levels > > > > some patches conflicting > > > > > > Those darn 'patches' were the primary reason the 'interim release' which > > > later became FreeBSD came into being. :) :) > > > > yeah, that true, there were 3 or was it 5 version of a particular > > patch...number 19 sticks in my head ;) > > I think that was Bruce's tty patch, but my memory has blotted out most > of the past. (I do have the last patchkit I released before turning it > over to Jordan still on tape though. :) :) As one of the many who were hapless slaves of another operating system, or at best amazed onlookers at the time, may I suggest that on this anniversary those of you who _were_ involved (and you know who you are) hoist a receptacle of your favorite beverage in thanks to yourselves and your fellows. Without your perseverance (and perverstity) things would be Much Worse right now. > Nate -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[